Shows Like The Legend of the Blue Sea
If you liked The Legend of the Blue Sea (2016), a comedy and drama series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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Tidelands (2018)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasyEx-con Cal McTeer's return to her hometown of Orphelin Bay blows the lid off a generations-long conspiracy of silence around murder, drugs and Sirens.
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My Demon (2023)
★ 8.5/10Also drama and comedyA pitiless demon becomes powerless after getting entangled with an icy heiress, who may hold the key to his lost abilities — and his heart.
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The Story of Park's Marriage Contract (2023)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasyA woman travels from 19th century Joseon to modern-day Seoul, her fate takes a twist with a ‘fake marriage’ with a man who resembles her ex-husband.
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Tale of the Nine Tailed (2020)
★ 8.4/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and dramaA TV producer discovers a secret supernatural world as she becomes entangled with a former deity who's spent centuries searching for his lost lover.
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The Tale of Nokdu (2019)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and dramaWhile on the run for his life, a young man discovers that the best place to lie low is in a village of widows — disguised as a woman.
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Scarlet Heart: Ryeo (2016)
★ 8.5/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasyA story of a 25-year-old Go Hajin who is transported back in time to the Goryeo Dynasty. She then wakes up in the body of Lady Hae Soo and finds herself amongst the ruling princes of the Wang Family.
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Marry My Husband (2024)
★ 8.5/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasyKang Ji-won, a terminally ill cancer patient, is killed by her husband and best friend after she witnesses them having an affair. She wakes up 10 years before the incident and decides to seek revenge with the help of…
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Abyss (2019)
★ 8/10Also comedy and sci-fi & fantasyAfter meeting an untimely demise in separate incidents, Cha Min and Go Se-yeon discover they’ve come back to life in new bodies they don’t recognize.
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The Forbidden Marriage (2022)
★ 7/10Also drama and comedyA hilarious royal scheme begins when a fraud pretends to bring back the crown princess with spirit possession.
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Lovely Runner (2024)
★ 8.6/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasyRight after Ryu Sun-jae, a top star, ends his life, Im Sol, his top fan, somehow ends up at a time when they were in high school and tries to protect him. A fantasy romance unfolds where people who missed each other in…
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Love in the Moonlight (2016)
★ 7/10Also comedy and dramaA young Joseon woman who's lived her whole life as a man ends up as a eunuch in the royal palace, where she begins to bond with the crown prince.
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Shadow and Bone (2021)
★ 7.7/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasyIn a world cleaved in two by a massive barrier of perpetual darkness, a young soldier uncovers a power that might finally unite her country. But as she struggles to hone her power, dangerous forces plot against her…
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Splash Splash Love (2015)
★ 7.9/10Also comedy and dramaDan-Bi is a senior high school student. She has a special ability which allows her to transport to anywhere on rainy days. For her university entrance exam, Dan-Bi can't deal with the pressure and runs off to a…
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Queen In Hyun's Man (2012)
★ 7.6/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and comedyKim Boong Do is a scholar who had supported the reinstatement of Queen In Hyun when Jang heebin's schemes resulted in her being deposed and replaced as King Sukjong's queen consort. He travels 300 years into the future…
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Master's Sun (2013)
★ 8/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and comedyJoo Joong-won is the arrogant, greedy CEO of Kingdom, a conglomerate that includes a supermall and a hotel. "Ghost whisperer” Tae Gong-shil, is a misunderstood outcast who can't keep a boyfriend or a job since a near…
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Sungkyunkwan Scandal (2010)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and dramaIn the Joseon dynasty, a female breadwinner takes a job as a substitute test-taker, but soon finds herself attending a men's university in disguise.
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The First Night with the Duke (2025)
★ 8/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and comedyReincarnated as a minor character in a novel, Cha Seon-taek unexpectedly spends a night with Prince Kyungsung, sparking an intense and unexpected romance.
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Chicago Typewriter (2017)
★ 7.9/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and dramaWriters that lived under Japanese rule in the 1930's are reincarnated into a bestselling writer who is in a slump, a mysterious ghostwriter and an anti-fan of the bestselling writer.
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My Roommate Is a Gumiho (2021)
★ 8.1/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasyTo become a human, a 999-year-old Gumiho, Shin Woo-yeo needs to fill his fox bead with human energy before he turns 1,000 years old. One day, a college girl, Lee Dam accidentally swallows Woo-yeo's fox bead.
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Moon River (2025)
★ 8.9/10Also drama and comedyIn Joseon, a vengeful crown prince and a memory-lost merchant mysteriously swap bodies, unraveling a web of chaos, secrets, and unexpected fate.